Adding and listing machine



July 9, 1929.

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ADDING AND LISTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 1924 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 An object of the invention is to provide.

Patented July 9; 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

wanna w. mnsmmu. or Noawoon, 0x10, ASSIGNOR, BY imszm assrenmnms, rommeron m1) me, or NEW YORK, n. Y., A CORPORATION or DELAWARE.

mnme AND Lrsrme racnmr.

Application fled February 4, 1924. Serial No. 690,354.

This invention is an improvement in adding and listing machines, and compr ses a device operable selectively and automatically and as an incident to the operation of the machine proper to print designations of dates or the like.

mechanism for printing designations of the various months, which mechan sm Wlll operate automatically and as an lncldent to the operation of the machine when the paper carriage is in one of its ad usted positions and which will not operate when the paper carriage is in other positions in which operation of said mechanism is not des red.

Another object of the invention 1s to provide mechanism under control of one of the usual printing elements for printing designations of the months selectively and automatically and as an incident to the operation of the machine proper.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved'mechanism for use in connection with and as an integral part of an adding and listing machine for printing designations of the months, or other selected matter to be printed automatically and as i an incident to the operation of the machine with the paper carriage in position in which it is desired to have such designations printed.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the present invention embodied in anadding and listing machine of the Dalton type.

Fig. 2 is a similar elevation showing other features of the invention.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged side elevation of the selectively settable mechanism for controlling the operation of the type carrier in the printing of designations of the months or the like. 1

Fig. 4 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the positions of the parts at the end of an operative movement when the type carrier is locatedfor printing.

The Dalton adding machine in which the invention is shown includes a main rock shaft 1 that is turned on a forward and return stroke, from and to a starting position, at each operation of the machine proper. A link 2 operatively connects a part 3 on the type carriers 9. When the machine is at rest the parts described occupy approximately the position shown (Fig. 1) with the rod 15 holding the type carriers in their retracted positions. During forward turning movement of the shaft 1 the rod 15 is swung downwardly and forwardly permitting the type carriers to 'move to their proper recording positions. In the machme as shown, departing from the present commercial Dalton machine, the arm 16 of each type carrier is connected by a link 17 with a slide 18 operatively supported by rods 19 and actuated by springs 20.

The present invention utilizes one of the type carriers 9. The type carrier so utilized supports type 21 (Fig. 2) for printing designations of the months automatically and as an incident to the operation of the machine proper. The slide 18 corresponding to the type carrier 9 that is utilized for printing designations of the months has a projection 22. A latch 23 upon a rocking support 24 will prevent operation of the slide 18 corresponding to the month printing type carrier unless moved to position in which it will not be engaged by the projection 22. A lever 25 is attached to the rocking support 2a and is actuated by a spring 26 in a direction to cause the latch 23 to prevent operation of the slide 18. The paper carriage 13 supports a bar 27. A cam 28 is adjustable along the bar 27 and is arranged to engage a roller 29 on the forward end of the lever 25 and thereby operate said lever 25 to a position in which the latch 23 will not be engaged by the projection 22 when the machine is operated. Thus it will be seen that the'month printing type carrier may be rendered operative automatically and as an incident to the lacingof the carriage 13 in aselected co umnar 1 iio . (Fig. 4

tive part of the present invention, supports a rack 30 that meshes with a pinion 3Lattached to a shaft 32 rotative in a bearing 33 (Fig. 4). A small pinion 34 is attached to the opposite end of the shaft 32 and meshes with an arcuate rack 35 pivoted upon a support 36. It is apparent that when the type carrier 9 supporting the rack 30 operates, the rack 35 will also be operated. A lever 37 provided with a handle portion 38 has a slot 39 receiving the support 36. The lower end of the slot 39 is held against the support 36 by a spring 40 having one end connected with the lever 37 and the opposite end with the support 36. A detent 41 1n connection with the lever 37 is arranged to engage in notches 42 in a curved plate 43 to hold the lever 37 in any of its selected adjustments corresponding, for instance, to the various months of the year. That is to say, in an embodiment of the invention for printing designations of the months the lever 37 is capable of being adjusted in twelve different positions. The spring 40 holds the lever with the detent 41 engaging in the notches 42. The forward side edge of the detent 41 is beveled so that in moving the lever 37 forwardly the detent will escape from one notch to another; but in moving the lever 37 rearwardly it is necessary to move the lever 37 axially in opposition to the spring 40 to d1sengage the detent 41 and permit movement of the lever 37. A curved plate 44 hasa slot through which the lever 37 extends and has indicia of the different adjusted positions of the lever 37. In a month printing device such indicia may be the names or abbreviations of the names of the months as shown Said indicia correspond in position to the positions of the notches 42 and to the type 21 and constitute a guide for the operator of the machine in placing the lever 37 in the desired adjustment.

It is obvious that by limiting extent of movement of the rack 35 the movement of the month printing type carrier 9 may be controlled so that said type carrier will be stopped in position to print the desired month designation. The lever 37- has a projection 45 extending into a slot 46 in the rack 35. It is obvious therefore that the position of the lever 37 will determine the extent of movement of the rack 35and also extent of movement of the cooperating month printing type carrier. By reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that as the month printing type carrier moves upwardly the rack 35 will be stopped by contact of the end wall of the slot 46 with the projection 45.

I utilize the familiar hammer mechanism of the Dalton adding machine which operates automatically at the proper time to drive the printing type to print, such hammer mechanism being fully disclosed in Landsiedel Patent No. 1,395,121. For present purposes it is sufiicient toknow that the hammer 11 for driving the type 21 to print operates automatically and as an incident to the operation of themachine when the paper carriage is in position to permit the month printing ty e carrier to operate.

What I c aim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterallyadjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable selectlvely to various recording positions, a spring for actuating said type carrier to its various select-. ed recording positions, a device for preventing operation of said type carrier by said spring, and means supported by .the paper carriage for operating said device to position to permit operation of said type carrier by said spring.

2. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable selectively to various recording positions, a spring for actuating said type carrier to its various selected recording positions, a device forpreventing operation of said type carrier by said spring, means supported by the paper carriage for operating said device to position to permit operation of said type carrier by said spring, and selectively settable stop mechanism for stopping said type carrier in any of its selected recording positions.

3. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier, a spring for actuating said'type carrier to any one of various recording positions, mean controlled by the paper carriage determining when said spring may operate said type carrier, and selectively settable stop mechanism for stopping said type carrier in any of its selected recording positions. 7

. 4. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable selectively to various recording positions, a device preventing operation of said type carrier, means controlled by the paper carriage for causing said device to permit operation of said type carrier,and means for driving the type on said type carrier to print when said type carrier remains stationary'in the position to which it is operated.

5. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable selectively to various recording positions, a device preventing operation 0 said type carrier, means controlled by the paper carriage for causing said device to permit operation of said type carrier, a support in the paper carriage for supporting said means in diflerent positions in the paper carriage, and means controlled by said type carrier for effecting printing while said type carrier remains stationary in the position to[ which it 1s operated.

6. A machine of the character described,

comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable select vely to various recording ositions, a device preventing operation of said type carrier, means controlled by the paper carriage for causing said device to permit operatlon of sa d type carrier, a device set-ta le to stop said type carrier selectively in different recording positions, and means controlled by sa d type carrier for efi'ecting printing whlle said type carrier remains stationary 1n the position to which it is operated.

7. A machine of the character described, comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier movable selectively to various recording positions, a device preventing operation of said type carrier, means controlled by the paper carriage for causing said device to permit operation of said type carrier, a support in the paper carriage for supporting said means in diflerent positions in the paper carriage, and a device settable to stop said type carrier selectively in different recording positions.

8. A machine of the character described, comprising a-type carrier, a paper carriage settable to prevent or to permit operatlon of said type carrier as desired and to feed paper to said typ'e carrier, gear elements operated by said type carrier, and a manually settable stop device for stopping said gear elements and thereby said type carrier in selected recording positions.

9. A machine of the character described, comprising a type carrier, a laterally adjustable pa er carriage, means preventing operation 0 said type carrier in certain adjusted positions of the paper carriage and controlled by said carriage for permitting operation of the type carrier in another adjusted position of the paper carriage, a stop, means for holding said stop in different selected positions,-and means operated by the type carrier for cooperating with said stop to stop the type carrier in different record-' ing positions.

10. A machine of the character described, comprising a longitudinally movable type carrier, mechanism for moving said type carrier to and from different selected recording positions, a rack supported by said type carrier, a pinion meshing with said rack, an additional rack, means operated by said pinion for operating said additional rack, and a stop for stopping said additional rack and thereby said type carrier in the different selected recording positions of said type carrier.

11 A machine of the character described, comprising a type carrier, a rack in connection with said type carrier, a pinion meshing with said rack, an additional rack, means for operating said additional rack by said pinion, and a stop settable to limit extent of movement of said additional rack.

12. A machine of the character described, comprising a longitudinally movable type carrier, a series of type on said carrier, a hammer for driving a corresponding type to print in each of the recording positions of said type carrier, a rack in connection with said type carrier, a pinion meshing with said a cam supported by said paper carriage for moving said device to position to permit operation of said type carrier by said spring.

14. A machine of the character described,

comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a type carrier, a spring for actuating said type carrier to its various recording positions, a device normally preventing opera tion of said t pe carrier by said spring, a

cam supporte by said paper carriage for moving said device to position to permit operation of said type carrier by said spring, and means for stopping said type carrier in any one of its various recording positions.

15. A machine of the character described, comprising a type carrier, a spring for operating said type carrier in one direction,

a swinging bail for operating said type carrier in the opposite direction, a gear device operated by said type carrier, a stop for limiting movement of said gear device, and a lever for setting said stop in its different selected positions.

16. A machine of the character described comprising a number of movable type carriers, gear elements operated by one of said type carriers, and a manually settable pivoted stop movable to different radial positions with respect to one of said gear elements for limiting extent of movement of said gear elements by said one type carrier.

17 A machine of the character described comprising a type carrier, a rack operated by said type carrier, gear elementsoperated,

by said rack, a pivoted stop settable in different radial positions relative toone of said gear elements for limiting movement of said gear elements and thereby stopping movement of said type carrier, and means for retaining said stop in a selected position.

18. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally movable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable in recording operations irrespective of the lat- .eral position of said paper carriage, an addisaid paper carriage is in other than a predetermined position.

19. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally'movable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable in recording operations irrespective of the lateral position of said paper'carriage, an additional type carrier, a hammer for driving the type on said additional type carrier to print, means under control of said paper carriage for preventing operation of said additional type carrier and said hammer when said paper carriage is in other than a predetermined position, and means for operating said additional type carrier when said paper carriage is in said predetermined position.

20. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally movable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable in recording operations irrespective of the lateral position of said paper carriage, an additional type carrier, a hammer for driving the type on said additional type carrier to print, means under control of said aper carriage for preventing operation 0 additional type' carrier and said hammer when said paper carriage is in other than a predetermined position, means for operating said additional type carrier when said paper carriage is in said predetermined position, and a stop for limiting extent of movement of said'additional type carrier.

21. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally movable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable in recording operations irrespective of the lateral position of said paper carriage, an additional type carrier, a hammer fondriving the type on said additional type carrler to print, means under control of said paper carriage for preventing operation of said additional type carrierand said hammer when said paper carriage is in other than a predetermined position, means for operating said additional type carrier when said paper carriage is in said predetermined position, a stop for limiting extent of movement of said additional type carrier, and means for holding said stop in difierent positions to vary extent of movement of said type carrier permitted by said stop.

- 22. A machine of the character described comprising a movable type carrier, a rack supported by the type carrier, a pinion meshing with said rack, a'pivoted rack operated by said pinion, and means for selectively limiting extent of movement of said pivoted rack by said type carrier.

23. A machine of the character described comprising a type carrier, a rack in consaid nection with said type carrier, a pinion meshing with said rack, a pivot, a rack operative on said pivot, means for operating said second rack by said pinion,-and a device for selectively limiting extent of movement of said second rack.

24. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a series of concentrically pivoted type carriers operable for recording operations in any of the lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, an additional type carrier pivoted concentrically with the first type carriers, an element holding said additional type carrier inoperative in certain of the lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, type on each of the aforesaid type carriers, means supported by the paper carriage for operating said element to position to permit operation of said additional type carrier, and a hammer operative to drive the type on each type carrier to print.

25. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable for recording operations in any of the lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, an additional type carrier, means holding said additional type carrier inoperative in certain lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, a device settable on the paper carriage to release said means and permit operation of said additional type carrier in other selected adjustments of the paper carriage, devices for stopping the respective type carriers in recording positions, and a hammer cooperating with each type carrier to'drive the type to print while the type carriers remain stationary.

26. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a series of concentrically pivoted type carriers operable for recording operations in any of the lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, an additional type carrier pivoted concentrically with said first type carriers, means for preventing operation of the additional type carrier in certain adjustments of the paper carriage, means controlled by the paper carriage'for actuating said first named means to position to permit said additional type carrier to operate in certain adjustments of the paper carriage, devices for stopping the respective type carriers in recording positions, and a hammer for driving the type on each type carrier to print while the type carrier remains stationary.

27. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally adjustable paper carriage, a series of type carriers operable for recording operations in certain of the lateral adjustments of the paper carriage, an additional type carrier, means under control of the paper carriage preventing or permitting operation of said additional type carrier with said other type carriers as desired, means for holding said additional type carrier stationary in recording position, and a hammer for driving the type on the additional type carrier to print while Said additional type carrier remains stationary.

28. A machine of the character described comprising a laterally adjustable paper car- 1 riage, a type carrier, type on said type carrier, a spring for actuating said type carrier to any one of its various recording positions, means controlled by the paper carriage determining when said spring may operate said type carrier, a device fol-stopping said type carrier in recording positions, and a hammer for driving the type on said type carrier to print in any of the recordingv positions of said type carrier.

WALTER WV. LANDSIEDEL. 

